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Calls for RNLI Lifeboat Station to be relocated to Buncrana Pier

An Inishowen councillor says it’s time the RNLI Lifeboat Station was moved to Buncrana Pier. Cllr Rena Donaghey told a meeting of the Inishowen Municipal District this week that its vital funding is secured for a proposed refurbishment of the pier. As part of the proposals previously put forward by herself, she says it would

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Council consider Kilmacrennan roads for improvement and maintenance programmes

Donegal County Council has pledged to examine two roads in the vicinity of Kilmacrennan to determine if they can be added to future improvement and maintenance programmes. Cllr Michael McBride told the Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District this week that the Legnahorey Road should be included on the next roads programme. He’s also seeking a

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MacSharry calls for banking inquiry-style investigation into Davy Stockbrokers

A South Donegal TD has called for a banking inquiry-style investigation into what happened at Davy Stockbrokers. Marc MacSharry made the call for a full investigation at his parliamentary party meeting last night and was supported by the chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee John McGuinness. Davy was fined over 4 million euro last week

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EU Medicines Agency to consider approving Johnson and Johnson vaccine

The European Medicines Agency will meet later to consider approving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for use in the EU. The injection has a success rate of 66%, and is 100% effective at preventing hospitalisations and death. If approved, Ireland would receive 2.2 million doses this year, but supply issues at the company could complicate

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Donegal Aontú hits out at Taoiseach’s reaction to calls for Churches to reopen

A Donegal Aontú representative has hit out at the Taoiseach’s statement that he was ‘surprised’ church leaders were requesting an easing of restrictions for church services. A number of bishops met with Micheal Martin this week, where they called for the return to normal services including the reopening of mass. Mary T Sweeney says the

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Arrests made in Derry today as part of investigation into dissident republican activity

Detectives from Strand Road, along with colleagues from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit investigating dissident republican activity have arrested four people today. A number of searches were carried out at residential premises, three in Derry, two in the Dungiven area and one in Limavady. A number of items, including clothing and electronic devices were seized

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Council workers prepared to strike if forced to transfer to Irish Water

A trade union is warning that local authority workers are prepared to strike, if they are forcibly transferred to Irish Water. SIPTU says crucial talks with the government, Irish Water and Trade Unions will take place in the coming weeks. In a statement the union says workers are prepared to take swift action if a

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Government supports bill to allow adopted people access birth certificates

A Donegal Deputy says there’s huge anger in Donegal over the way the survivors of Mother and Baby homes have been treated. A Sinn Fein proposal which would allow adopted people to access their birth certificates was debated in the Dail today. The Government supported the Bill going to the next stage but it is

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Covid vaccine rollout in North Inishowen described as ‘dire’

The Cathaoirleah of the Inishowen Municipal District has described the Covid-19 vaccine rollout north of the peninsula as ‘dire’. North Inishowen is facing yet another setback due to supply problems with surgeries in Carndonagh told yesterday that they won’t be getting any more vaccines until the end of March. It has led to fears locally

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Plan to build tunnel from NI to Scotland a ‘fantasy’ – Mallon

A plan to build a tunnel linking Northern Ireland and Scotland is a “fantasy” that will never happen. That is according to the region’s infrastructure minister, who says the plan makes no sense. The UK government announced today it will carry out an official feasibility study into the proposal. But Nichola Mallon is against the

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Pieta Letterkenny remains open for in-person counselling

  Pieta House Northwest has reopened for in-person services this week under current Government restrictions. Pieta, the national suicide and self-harm prevention charity, confirmed today that it has delivered 4,278 hours of counselling in its Letterkenny centre since 2019 and has helped over 500 people in that time. Counselling services have remained available throughout lockdown

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Business Matters Ep 34 – John McAteer

On this week’s Business Matters Podcast, Ciaran O’Donnell talks to Tirconaill Tribune editor, John McAteer. After working on a freelance basis with the Donegal News for twenty years, John McAteer and his business partner, Francis Diver, set up the Tirconaill Tribune newspaper in February, 1991. Thirty years and almost 1,300 editions later, John says the

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Popular local paper struggling with no Government Covid funding

    The owner of a popular newspaper in Donegal has expressed frustration over little to no Government funding during the course of the pandemic. While the Government has spent millions on advertising, the bulk of the money has primarily gone to national media with the likes of standalone papers struggling to survive. Since the

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Calls for public worship to be restored as soon as possible

  The country’s archbishops are calling for Catholics to lobby their TDs to allow normal church services to resume when the current lockdown eases. The Taoiseach says he’s ‘surprised’ at their statement, and is unable to make any guarantees about when Masses can resume. They are currently taking place online only under level 5 restrictions

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Council seeking funding under Active Travel Programme

  Donegal County Council is seeking funding under the Active Travel Programme to develop a footpath from Woodlands School into the Kiltoy Junction in Letterkenny. Motions seeking such a development were moved at this week’s Municipal District meeting by Cllrs Jimmy and Gerry McMonagle. They were told that a preliminary costing has been carried out,

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Donegal’s Thatch Repair Grant Scheme now open

  Donegal County Council’s award-winning Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications. Now in its third year, the scheme assists the owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. Donegal is home to one of the largest surviving concentrations of thatch structures in Ireland with over 20 thatched buildings

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